Tag Archives: 11th Parliament

Following the okaying of the Nyege Nyege Festival by the Government, a number of guidelines have now been released that should be followed by both the organizers and the partiers. S3x orgies, vulgar language, and minors are some of the things that have been banned from the Festival. A statement released by the Ministry of Information and National Guidance contained ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, recently warned legislators over absenteeism at plenary and committee sittings. Following this, Kasambya County MP, David Kabanda suggested that legislators’ pay should correspond to their attendance. The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party MP Kabanda thinks that the move will curb this issue of absenteeism. “Once our salary is determined by attendance, the House will ...

Former NBS Journalist, Solomon Sserwanja has questioned the whereabouts of legislators if they are not in Parliament or their constituencies. Absenteeism in Parliament has been a discussion that has been so loud this week. The August house is barely half full in the sittings which also alarmed the speaker. However, some MPs have been claiming to be in their constituencies. ...

Bukooli County Central MP, Hon. Solomon Silwany, has said the absenteeism in Parliament is only going to get worse. Parliament has been on the spot over legislators who skip sessions without any form of apology even. Silwany says it’s the people they represent who push them not to attend the meetings because they always expect them to appear for their ...

Hon. Anita Among, the Speaker of Parliament has directed government to cautiously survey the grievances of Arts subject teachers. This also means to come up with sustainable and realistic solutions. Primary teachers and teachers of arts in government-aided schools across the country went on a sit-down strike from 15 June 2022. They were protesting something they called ‘discriminatory’ wage increment ...